I love the woodpeckers too! And I was really excited to see someone different. There are alot of red-headed woodpeckers in my area. (They love those big pines). And every once in awhile I see a red-bellied brother too. But never one like this guy! Hope he comes back so I can get a better picture.

He is beautiful! I hope he'll come back, too. We don't have a shoe tree in Astoria, either. We had to drive way out into the desert and accidentally found that one. Nobody seems to know what that one is about. I sort of wonder if it's supposed to advertise the town of Mitchell.